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Jan. 24, 2012 - Features
442 Squadron responds to British Columbia plane crash

Canadian Forces search and rescue personnel from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, located at 19 Wing Comox, responded to a small plane crash on Sunday morning... » Read More
Jan. 12, 2012 - Features
Terry Chester becomes new president of Air Force Association

Col (ret’d) Terry Chester, a resident of Comox, B.C., was elected as the National President of the Air Force Association of Canada during the association’s annual general meeting in Quebec City last October... » Read More
Jan. 6, 2012 - Features
Chasing the Waves

A team of United States Coast Guard (USCG) members traveled north to see how we conduct operations and now Canadian Forces Search and Rescue personnel will go south to learn from them... » Read More
Dec. 16, 2011 - News Releases
Military Police light 19 Wing Christmas tree to raise awareness of Blind Fund

19 WING COMOX— With the press of a button, members of 12 Military Police Flight brought some holiday cheer to 19 Wing Comox, as they lit up their 20th Annual “Christmas Tree of Lights”... » Read More
Dec. 16, 2011 - News Releases
442 Squadron evacuates injured sailor from freighter

Aircrew from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron evacuated an injured sailor from the deck of a bulk log freighter, 370 kilometers south west of Sandspit B.C., Monday evening... » Read More
Dec. 1, 2011 - Features
Auroras take to the skies of Wainwright

Canadian soldiers are used to the ever-present, but rarely seen, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the skies above them, gathering Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance information to help them in their mission... » Read More
Nov. 30, 2011 - News Releases
World War I shell safely destroyed by 19 EDF members

A shell, almost 100 years-old, was safely destroyed by members of 19 Explosives Disposal Flight (19 EDF) November 23, after it was discovered and reported by a local resident clearing out a house in Lazo, British Columbia... » Read More
Nov. 29, 2011 - Features
Honouring the CF Op Mobile contribution

The Royal Canadian Air Force showed off its talent, assets and flying capabilities in flyby over Parliament and an official ceremony on Nov. 24... » Read More
Nov. 1, 2011 - News Releases
442 Squadron evacuates sick passenger from vessel

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Oct. 5, 2011 - Features
Auroras fly first missions over Libya

The CP-140 Aurora aircraft continued to add to an impressive list of firsts, flying its first mission over Libya and its first strike coordination and armed reconnaissance-coordinator mission during Operation MOBILE... » Read More
Sept. 21, 2011 - Features
Search for missing helicopter pilot ends

The search for a missing British Columbia helicopter pilot ended with the discovery of the Aerospatiale A350 and its lone occupant yesterday... » Read More
Sept. 20, 2011 - Features
Update on B.C. search for missing pilot

Yesterday morning a CC-130 Hercules aircraft from 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 17 Wing Winnipeg, Man., joined the search for a helicopter pilot, missing between Hope and Kelowna, B.C... » Read More
Sept. 19, 2011 - Features
RCAF squadron takes over search for missing B.C. pilot

A pilot flying an Aerospatiale A350 helicopter between Langley and Kelowna, B.C., went missing on the evening of Friday, Sept. 16... » Read More
Sept. 8, 2011 - Features
442 Squadron completes Buffalo avionics life extension project

July 11 was a significant day for 442 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron as it welcomed home CC-115 Buffalo #452 which marked the end of the Buffalo Avionic Life Extension Project (BALE)... » Read More
Aug. 28, 2011 - News Releases
Injured Climber evacuated from MacBeth Icefield

19WNR: 11/022 - Aircraft from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron were called at approximately 9:00 p.m., Saturday, to evacuate an injured climber who had fallen down a waterfall at MacBeth Icefield, north of Kootenay Lake... » Read More